<a title="Cultural Wooden Huts Pop Up in the Snowy French Alps" href="http://www.herault-arnod.fr/" target="_blank">Herault Arnod Architectes</a> used locally sourced wood to create a beautiful series of layered huts on the snowy slopes of Serre Chevailer Vallée, France. These ‘Scenographic Installations’ point out thematic routes (like the Romans' path through the Alps) while providing skiers and passersby with a place to rest.

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Scenographic Installations Snow Huts by Herault Arnod Architectes

Scattered throughout the beautiful ski resort of <a title="Cultural Wooden Huts Pop Up in the Snowy French Alps" href="http://www.serre-chevalier.com/en/winter/" target="_blank">Serre Chevailer Vallée</a>, <a title="Cultural Wooden Huts Pop Up in the Snowy French Alps" href="http://www.herault-arnod.fr/" target="_blank">Herault Arnod Architectes</a>' habitable sculptures were created for a project called "Snow Culture".

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Scenographic Installations Snow Huts by Herault Arnod Architectes

The goal of the project was to point out thematic tours showcasing historical stories and trails around the area.

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Scenographic Installations Snow Huts by Herault Arnod Architectes

The structures are made of parallel <a title="Cultural Wooden Huts Pop Up in the Snowy French Alps" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plywood" target="_blank">plywood</a> arcs, and they were built off-site and transported with a helicopter.

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Scenographic Installations Snow Huts by Herault Arnod Architectes

All the <a title="Cultural Wooden Huts Pop Up in the Snowy French Alps" href="http://inhabitat.com/kengo-kuma-designs-a-layered-asakusa-culture-tourist-information-center-in-tokyo/" target="_blank">layered</a> huts have identical structures (although some are painted snow white), and they give the paths a unique visual identity.

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Scenographic Installations Snow Huts by Herault Arnod Architectes

Their organic shapes mimic the sinuous environment, and they're designed to be dismantled once their time has come.

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Scenographic Installations Snow Huts by Herault Arnod Architectes

These <a title="Cultural Wooden Huts Pop Up in the Snowy French Alps" href="http://inhabitat.com/melbournes-sealight-pavilion-is-designed-for-contemplating-the-elements/" target="_blank">sculptural shelters</a> made from local wood are like tiny galleries in the snow.

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Scenographic Installations Snow Huts by Herault Arnod Architectes

Herault Arnod Architectes used locally sourced wood to create a beautiful series of layered huts on the snowy slopes of Serre Chevailer Vallée, France. These ‘Scenographic Installations’ point out thematic routes (like the Romans' path through the Alps) while providing skiers and passersby with a place to rest.